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Topics range from personal identity and the effects upon it of gender, socialization, culture, and ethnic background to women's relationships and the role of professional women in occupations defined and dominated by a male perspective.

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In this major study of poor working women in a third world urban market, the authors expode several assumptions held by agencies working in developing countries. that poor women are the children of poor parents and that their own children can hardly even hope to move up to a factory job, let alone a white-collar job.

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Sellers and Servants is a welcome addition to research on a neglected subject, that of poverty-stricken Peruvian women whose alternatives for subsistence are few and cruel: to be a servant or to peddle goods in the markets and streets of Lima.

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Challenging our understandings of what constitutes the housewife figure, this book addresses the question of why the housewife has been such a problematic figure in feminist debates since World War II.

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Here is the first major study of domestic service in France from the late seventeenth century to the early nineteenth century, describing its transformation from a male-oriented occupation, aristocratic in style and often geared to public display, to one that was female, middle-class, and centered on the household. Originally published in 1984. T

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A selection of 211 tested measures pertaining to roles and attitudes toward gender-related issues. The handbook covers heterosocial relations, contraception, abortion, homosexuality, rape and sexual coercion and is a companion volume to the author's "Gender Roles: A Handbook of Tests and Measures".

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In this frank and lively collection of personal essays, well-known writers and feminists address topics ranging from online sex to abortion, from bisexuality to interracial relationships, creating a complex portrait of women's sexual experiences, activities and preferences.

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The story of how la mode was "sexed" as feminine offers insight into the political, economic and cultural tensions that marked the birth of modern commercial culture. Jones examines men's and women's relation to fashion to argue how clothing was becoming increasingly conceptualised as feminine.

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The story of how la mode was "sexed" as feminine offers insight into the political, economic and cultural tensions that marked the birth of modern commercial culture. Jones examines men's and women's relation to fashion to argue how clothing was becoming increasingly conceptualised as feminine.

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As a Seattle Times reporter explained when Maria's case hit the news there, the reality is that sex slaves for the most part are young women and teenaged girls who come from almost every one of the world's poorer countries and end up in almost every country where there is a combination of sexual demand and money.

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As a Seattle Times reporter explained when Maria's case hit the news there, the reality is that sex slaves for the most part are young women and teenaged girls who come from almost every one of the world's poorer countries and end up in almost every country where there is a combination of sexual demand and money.

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This work addresses the ongoing focus on sexual harassment in the United States, an issue that remains at the forefront of contemporary American society.

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States that White males matter very much to discussions of race, ethnicity, and gender in the US due to their numbers and the influence they wield. This book explores the heterogeneity of white male America, taking into account such factors as age, ethnicity, ideology, social class, regional background, occupational status, and sexual orientation.

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The author explores the heterogeneity of white male America, taking account of age, ethnicity, ideology, social class, regional background, occupation, and sexual preference. This timely work draws on a broad range of sources, including extensive field research and hundreds of interviews.